Descendants of John Jr. [Sitton] Sutton

(Maternal Ancestors of Cicero Silas Sutton)

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Generation No. 1

1. JOHN JR. [ SITTON] ¹ SUTTON (JOHN SR. [SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born Abt. 1620 in Attleborough Norfolk England, and died 12 Nov 1691 in Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA. He married ELIZABETH HOUSE 01 Jan 1660/61 in Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA, daughter of SAMUEL HOWSE and ELIZABETH HAMMOND . She was born 23 Oct 1636 in England, and died Aft. 1679 in Rye, NY.

Notes for JOHN JR. [ SITTON] SUTTON :

Name: JOHN SUTTON, JR. 1

Sex: M

Birth: ABT. 1620 in Attleborough, England

Death: ABT. 1692 in Scituate, Massachusetts

Emigration: 1638 To Hingham, MA w / parents & sisters

Emigration: 1638 Ship "Diligent of Ipswitch"

PROP: ABT. 1660 Sold 4 acres in Hingham

Event: Moved AFT. 1660 Hingham to Scituate

Will: 12 NOV 1691 Names Elizabeth and 8 children

Father: JOHN SUTTON b: in Attleborough, England

Mother: JULIANA LITTLE

Marriage 1 ELIZABETH HOUSE

Married: 1 JAN 1660/61 in Prob. Scituate, Massachusetts

Name: John SITTON\SUTTON "The carpenter"

Sex: M

Birth: ABT 1620 in Attleborough, Norfolk, Eng

Death: 12 NOV 1691 in Scituate, MA

Occupation: carpenter

John Sutton Jr. was born about 1620 in Attleborough, England, son of John and Juliana Little Sutton. He came to America with his family in 1638. John Jr. was married January 1, 1661, to Elizabeth House, daughter of Samuel and Alice Lloyd House of Scituate, Mass. This may have been a second marriage for John Jr., as he was over 40 years old at the time, but no record has been found of another marriage, and Elizabeth is the mother of all his recorded children. John Jr., sold his land left to him by his father in Hingham, and relocated in Scituate, where he died about 1692. He left a will dated November 12, 1691, in which he names his wife Elizabeth, and their eight children.

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Children

Elizabeth Sutton b: 20 OCT 1662 in Scituate, Massachusetts

John Sutton, Jr. b: 23 FEB 1662/63

Mary Sutton b: 22 FEB 1664/65

Sarah Sutton b: 13 JAN 1667/68

Hannah Sutton b: 3 NOV 1670

Hester Sutton b: 25 OCT 1673

Benjamin Sutton b: 22 MAR 1673/74

Nathaniel Sutton b: 31 JUL 1677

Nathan Sutton b: 9 AUG 1679

Notes for ELIZABETH HOUSE :

Note: Came over on the DILLIGENT sailing from Note: Came over on the DILLIGENT sailing from Ipswich, Suffolk, in June and arrived August 10 at Boston destined for Hingham, MA, in June and arrived August 10 at Boston destined for Hingham, MA

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Record Change: 09 Apr 2002

More About JOHN SUTTON and ELIZABETH HOUSE :

Marriage: 01 Jan 1660/61, Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA

Marriage Note: The marriage of 'Elizabeth House and John Sutten' was listed in the Mayflower Descendant, Vol 2, page 34, where Scituate Records were listed

Children of JOHN SUTTON and ELIZABETH HOUSE are:

2. i. ELIZABETH 2 SUTTON , b. 20 Oct 1663, Bristol MA; d. MA.

ii. JOHN SUTTON , b. 23 Feb 1663/64, Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA; d. 23 May 1713, Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA; m. ABIGAIL CLARK , 06 Jun 1692, Plymouth CO, MA; b. 1664, Plymouth CO, MA; d. Aft. 1721, Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA.

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Marriage: 06 Jun 1692, Plymouth CO, MA

iii. MARY SUTTON , b. 22 Jan 1665/66, Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA; d. 26 Mar 1709, Middleboro, Plymouth CO, MA; m. BENJAMIN BOOTH , Abt. 1690, Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA; b. 04 Jul 1667, Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA; d. Bef. 09 Apr 1746, Middleboro, Plymouth CO, MA.

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Marriage: Abt. 1690, Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA

3. iv. SARAH SITTON , b. 03 Nov 1668, Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA.

v. HANNAH SUTTON , b. 03 Nov 1670, Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA; m. RICHARD COX , 03 May 1762.

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Marriage: 03 May 1762

vi. HESTOR SITTON , b. 25 Oct 1673, Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA; m. RICHARD BOWEN ; b. 11 May 1658, Rehoboth, Bristol, MA; d. 07 Jun 1748, Rehoboth, Bristol, MA.

4. vii. BENJAMIN SITTON , b. 22 May 1674, Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA; d. 18 Dec 1742, Somers, Tolland CO, CT.

viii. NATHANIEL SUTTON , b. 31 Jul 1677, Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA; d. MA; m. MARGARET MARY RAY , 26 May 1709, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA; b. 06 Feb 1682/83, Hingham Plymouth CO MA; d. MA.

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Marriage: 26 May 1709, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA

ix. NATHAN SUTTON , b. 09 Aug 1679, Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA.

Generation No. 2

2. ELIZABETH 2 SUTTON (JOHN JR. [ SITTON] 1 , JOHN SR. [ SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born 20 Oct 1663 in Bristol MA, and died in MA. She married (1) RICHARD MANN Abt. 1683 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, MA, son of RICHARD MANN and REBECCA COWLINGS . He was born 05 Feb 1651/52 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, MA, and died Aft. 14 Jan 1737/38 in Hebron New London, CT. She married (2) ROBERT BLOOMER Jan 1697/98, son of ROBERT BLOOMER and RACHEL . He was born Abt. 1672, and died 12 Mar 1738/39.

Notes for RICHARD MANN :

1702 - Richard Mann fought as a soldier in Queen Anne's Ware (Indian War) subsequently receiving a grant of land for his part in the "Naragansette Sortie Fight".

1703 Richard Mann sold his Scituate farm acquiring other lands in Middleboro, Mass. on 13, April 1703 from John allyn, near the common, 300 acres.

1728 - Richard Mann deeded lands granted to him for service in the Indian War (Queen Anne's War) 1702 to his son Nathaniel Mann on 21, Nov, 1728. The tract lies in Hebron, Conn. where the deed is recorded.

Richard was only 3 when his father died and 4 when his mother re-married John Cowen. At 11 years of age he was apprenticed to Thomas Hinckley, the Governor of Plymouth Colony 1681-1692. In 1703 he sold his land in Scituate, MA to his brother Thomas. He received a grant of land in Hebron, CT for his service in the Indian War, granted by the General Assembly of Mass. Bay. "I being one of the soldiers in ye former Indian War and especially in ye Narrangansette Sortie fight commonly so called". The deed is recorded in Hebron and bears the date 21 Nov 1728.

He sold his home in Lebanon to Timothy Clark 24 Jan 1728. He was living in Hebron, CT 14 Jan 1738 when a soldiers grant of land was confirmed by the Court. He probably died at Hebron at the home of his son Nathaniel.

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Marriage: Abt. 1683, Scituate, Plymouth Colony, MA

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Marriage: Jan 1697/98

Child of ELIZABETH SUTTON and RICHARD MANN is:

i. ELIZABETH 3 MANN , d. 1776; m. JOSIAH FINNEY ; b. 1701, Lebanon, CT.

3. SARAH 2 SITTON (JOHN JR. [ SITTON] 1 SUTTON , JOHN SR. [ SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born 03 Nov 1668 in Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA. She married JOHN GUILE 22 Mar 1675/76 in Haverhill, Essex CO, MA, son of SAMUEL GUILE and JUDITH DAVIS . He was born 08 Dec 1652 in Haverhill, Essex CO, MA, and died 04 Dec 1725 in Scituate, Providence CO, R I.

Notes for JOHN GUILE :

"He was the executor of his father's will and was made a freeman at

Newbury in 1678. In 1686 in open Haverhill town meeting, he charged

Lieut. Johnson with attempting to cheat him by altering the bounds of

land at Flaggey Meadows and taking in "near forty or fifty acres." A

committee found that he and twenty others had trespassed upon the town

ways. In 1694, for the sum of &16, he offered the town "the side hill

adjoining great Pond" which offer was accepted, to receive "one-third

current money, one-third good Indean corn, and one-third good fat cattle

fit for slaughter." He was a house carpenter, and moved to Preston, Conn,

in 1700. In a deed given in 1718, he is called of Providence, R.I., and

March 31, 1726, Joseph Guile of Providence gave bonds as administrator on

the estate of John Guile of Providence."

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Marriage: 22 Mar 1675/76, Haverhill, Essex CO, MA

Child of SARAH SITTON and JOHN GUILE is:

i. BENJAMIN 3 GUILE , b. 13 Jun 1689, Haverhill, Essex CO, MA; m. PHEBE DENISON .

4. BENJAMIN 2 SITTON (JOHN JR. [ SITTON] 1 SUTTON , JOHN SR. [ SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born 22 May 1674 in Scituate, Plymouth CO, MA, and died 18 Dec 1742 in Somers, Tolland CO, CT. He married (1) LYDIA ? KIBBE Abt. 1695 in Enfield, Hartford, CT. She was born Abt. 1665 in Woodstock, Windham CO CT, and died Bef. 1730 in Somers, Tolland CO, CT. He married (2) MRS RACHEL BIGBIE Aft. 19 Dec 1730 in Somers, Tolland CO CT. She was born Abt. 1711 in MA, and died 07 May 1760 in Somers, CT.

Notes for BENJAMIN SITTON :

Name: BENJAMIN SITTON 1

Sex: M

Birth: 22 MAR 1673/74 in Scituate, Massachusetts

Death: 18 DEC 1742 in Somers, Connecticut

Occupation: Husbandman / yeoman

Event: Moved BET. 1714 - 1729 To Somers

Event: Moved BEF. 1698 To Pomfret

Note:

The Sitton name is spelled differently by everyone in the early years. (Sitten,Sittan,Citron,Sittern,Siton,Citton)

Listed in the "History of Enfield,Conn." A husbandman/Yeoman (Farmer).

Wife #2 Lydia 1665 Woodstock,Windham,Connecticut,- D.1729 Somers,Tolland Connecticut.

Left Pompret sometime between 1714 and 1729, when his wife Lydia died.

Note: m 2) Rachel Bigbe, a widow, who d. 1760.

He purchased 50 acres of wilderness at Mashamoquet, CT, (futurePomfret) before 1700. He signed a petition for town organization in 1713. He was named town collector in 1714. In1715 he was given liberty to build himself a pew in the meetinghouse.

History of Windham County, Connecticut, Volume I, 1600-1760, and Volume II, 1760-1880

Progress. Petitions. Pomfret.

During the Indian war the family of Captain Sabin were the only white inhabitants of the future Pomfret now known to us, though it is possible that Benjamin Sitton, styling himself of "Mashamoquet in Nipmug Country," who purchased of the Danas in 1698, "fifty acres of wilderness land at a place called Mashamoquet, bounded west by Windham Rode," was also a resident.

History of Windham County, Connecticut, Volume I, 1600-1760, and Volume II, 1760-1880

Minister and Meeting-House. Church Organization. Second Land Division.

In the autumn, the house was completed so far as had been specified, and was probably opened for public worship and town-meetings. December 6, 1714, various new officers were chosen. Deacon Sabin, Ensign Grosvenor, Cornet Sawyer, Jonathan Hide and Nathaniel Gary were appointed selectmen; Nathaniel Sessions, constable and tavernkeeper; Benjamin Sitton, collector;

History of Windham County, Connecticut, Volume I, 1600-1760, and Volume II, 1760-1880

Minister and Meeting-House. Church Organization. Second Land Division.

May 9, 1715, the town voted, "That the space in the meeting-house at the west end, between the stairs and door, be a place for boys to sit in. Also, that Lieutenant Chandler shall have liberty to build a pew for himself and family in our meeting-house, at the south side, between the great door and the next window. Also, that Benjamin Sitton shall have liberty to build a pew for himself and family in the meeting-house, adjoining to the east of Lieutenant Chandler's.

Benjamin Sitton, son of John and Elizabeth House Sutton, Jr., was born March 22, 1674. Benjamin evidently left Scituate as a young man, perhaps already married to Lydia, whose maiden name and marriage records have not been located. The birth of their first son, Christopher, born April 23, 1696, is recorded in Woodstock, Conn. Their other 5 children were probably born in Promfret, Conn., the area he next appears. Benjamin Sitton is mentioned many times in the "History of Enfield, Conn.", and early deeds list him as a husbandman and a yeoman, both of which would mean that he was a farmer. In the history of Enfield, Benjamin's name was spelled, Sitton, Sitten, Sittan, Sittern, Citron, Siton, and Citton, but no record of it spelled Sutton. Benjamin left Pompret sometime between 1714 and 1729, when his wife Lydia died in Somers, Conn.

The marriage intentions of Benjamin Sitton and Rachel Bigbie, a widow of Ashford, Conn. were published December 19, 1730, and on March 7, 1731, the wife of Benjamin Sitton was admitted to the congregational Church in Somers, from the church in Ashford. Benjamin Sitton died in Somers, December 18, 1742, and Rachel, his widow, died May 7, 1760.

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Christening: 21 Jul 1678

Occupation: Carpenter

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Marriage: Abt. 1695, Enfield, Hartford, CT

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Marriage: Aft. 19 Dec 1730, Somers, Tolland CO CT

Children of BENJAMIN SITTON and LYDIA KIBBE are:

i. SARAH 3 SITTON , b. 1696, Pomfret, Windham CO, CT.

ii. CHRISTOPHER SITTON , b. 23 Apr 1697, Woodstock, Windham CO CT; d. 1729, Endfield, Hartford CO, CT.

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Record Change: 09 Apr 2002

iii. BENJAMIN SITTON , b. 1698, Pomfret, Windham CO, CT; d. 28 Sep 1731, Prince George CO, MD; m. SARAH BUSH , 12 Jun 1718, Enfield Hartford CO. CT; b. 27 Sep 1699, Enfield Hartford CO. CT; d. 10 Feb 1740/41, Green Briar Creek, Bath CO, VA.

More About BENJAMIN SITTON :

Burial: Queen Anne Parish, Prince George Co, MD

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Marriage: 12 Jun 1718, Enfield Hartford CO. CT

5. iv. JOHN S. SITTON , b. Abt. 1700, Pomfret, Windham CO, CT; d. Prob. in VA.

6. v. GRACE SITTON , b. 1704, Pomfret, Windham CO, CT; d. 15 Feb 1733/34, Enfield Hartford CO. CT.

vi. MARY SITTON , b. 1706, Pomfret, Windham CO, CT; m. JOHN FISKE , 05 Oct 1727.

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Marriage: 05 Oct 1727

Generation No. 3

5. JOHN S. 3 SITTON (BENJAMIN 2 , JOHN JR. [ SITTON] 1 SUTTON , JOHN SR. [ SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born Abt. 1700 in Pomfret, Windham CO, CT, and died in Prob. in VA. He married ELIZABETH PINDELL 09 Jun 1729 in Queen Anne Parish Prince George CO. MD, daughter of PHILIP PINDELL and ELIZABETH HOLLAND . She was born 17 Jan 1709/10 in All Hollows Anne Arundel CO MD, and died 26 Feb 1745/46 in VA.

Notes for JOHN S. SITTON :

Event: Moved ABT. 1720 Prince Georges, Maryland

Occupation: Blacksmith / farmer

Note:

Left Conn. as a young man and settled at Queen Ann Parish,Prince George Co. Maryland.

Blacksmith/Farmer.

It is known that the eldest grandson,Joseph Sitton was born in 1745 in Virginia.

At the time of the Rev.War,most of the descendants called themselves "Sutton". Later they spelled it "Sitton".

In 1922 Hugh Sitton of Corsicana Texas looked up records in London England . He learned that the original emigrant, John Sitton and a brother to Mr.Sitton in England who had great wealth in coal mines.

On June 9, 1729, John, a blacksmith and farmer, married Elizabeth Pindell,

daughter of Philip and Elizabeth Holland Pindell. In 1730, their first child, a daughter was born and named Elizabeth, named for

her mother and grandmother. A record has been found that her grandfather, Philip Pindell, gave her a little slave girl named

Sarah, age 5. In April 1732, John and Elizabeth were the parents of a son, Benjamin, no doubt named for his grandfather and

Benjamin Jr., who died in John's home in September of 1731. On August 15, 1733, twin sons were born to John and

Elizabeth, Philip, named for his grandfather, Philip Pindell, and John, named for his father. Other children of John and Elizabeth

were Christopher, born ca 1738, William, born 1742, and Joseph, born October 15, 1745. It is believed that the later three,

along with John, one of the twins, were all veterans of the Revolutionary War. No place or dates of John or Elizabeth's deaths

have been found.

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Occupation: The Blacksmith

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Marriage: 09 Jun 1729, Queen Anne Parish Prince George CO. MD

Marriage Note: Saint Barnabas Parish Church, Prince Georges County, Maryland

Children of JOHN SITTON and ELIZABETH PINDELL are:

i. ELIZABETH 4 SITTON , b. 15 May 1730, Prince Georges, MD.

Notes for ELIZABETH SITTON :

Records show that her Grandfather,Phillip Pindell,gave her a slave girl named Sarah,age 5.

ii. BENJAMIN SITTON , b. 17 Apr 1732, Prince Georges, MD; d. Sep 1732, Prince Georges, MD.

iii. JOHN SITTON , b. 15 Aug 1733, Prince Georges, MD; d. 1843, White CO, GA; m. SARAH RIGBY , Mar 1780, SC.

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Marriage: Mar 1780, SC

7. iv. PHILIP SITTON , b. 15 Aug 1733, Queen Anne Parish Prince George CO MD; d. 1788, Randolph CO, NC or Henderson NC.

v. CHRISTOPHER SITTON , b. Abt. 1738, Prince Georges, MD.

Notes for CHRISTOPHER SITTON :

AFT. 1776 Served in Revolutionary War

8. vi. WILLIAM SITTON , b. 1742, Culpepper CO, VA; d. Abt. 1823, Greene CO TN.

9. vii. JOSEPH T. SITTON , b. 15 Oct 1745, Culpepper CO, Royal Colony of VA; d. 08 Feb 1832, Lincoln CO, MO.

6. GRACE 3 SITTON (BENJAMIN 2 , JOHN JR. [ SITTON] 1 SUTTON , JOHN SR. [ SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born 1704 in Pomfret, Windham CO, CT, and died 15 Feb 1733/34 in Enfield Hartford CO. CT. She married JACOB KIBBE 02 Jan 1722/23 in Enfield Hartford CO. CT, son of EDWARD KIBBE and DOROTHY PHELPS . He was born 21 Dec 1701 in Enfield Hartford CO. CT, and died 1771 in Somers, CT.

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Marriage: 02 Jan 1722/23, Enfield Hartford CO. CT

Child of GRACE SITTON and JACOB KIBBE is:

i. ANNA 4 KIBBE , m. ZEBULON SR JONES , 31 Oct 1744, Somers, CT; b. 09 Jun 1723, Somers, CT.

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Marriage: 31 Oct 1744, Somers, CT

Generation No. 4

7. PHILIP 4 SITTON (JOHN S. 3 , BENJAMIN 2 , JOHN JR. [ SITTON] 1 SUTTON , JOHN SR. [ SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born 15 Aug 1733 in Queen Anne Parish Prince George CO MD, and died 1788 in Randolph CO, NC or Henderson NC. He married JOHANNA ( HANNA) TUCKER Abt. 1758 in NC. She was born 1737 in Chatham CO NC.

Notes for PHILIP SITTON :

Name: Phillip Sitton 1

Sex: M

Birth: 15 AUG 1733 in Prince Georges, Maryland

Death: 1787 in Henderson County, North Carolina

Note:

Alt death date 1788 in Randolph, North Carolina

Twin.

Several records of Philip Sitton are found in the Orange Co. N.C. records of the 1760's. When he died leaving land in Randolph Co. N.C. and a grant in Chatham Co. N.C., made to his orphans under the administration of Joseph Sitton,his brother.

Father: JOHN S. SITTON b: 1700 in Pomfret, Connecticut

Mother: ELIZABETH PINDELL b: 17 JAN 1709/10 in Prince Georges, Maryland

Marriage 1 Hannah (Sitton)

Married: ABT. 1758 in North Carolina

Philip Sitton, born August 15, 1733, one of the twins born to John and Elizabeth, has been hard to trace. his wifes name was Hannah, maiden name and date of marriage unknown. Several records of Philip Sitton are found in the Orange County, N. C. records of the 1760's. Philip died in 1788, leaving land in both Randolph County, N. C., and a grant in Chatham County, made to his orphans under the administration of Joseph Sitton, his brother. The only known children of Philip and Hannah were John, born October 30, 1763 and Philip, born November 7, 1770.. Since John and Philip were both grown and married when their father died, there were evidently other children, since Joseph was administrator of his orphans.

At the time Joseph Sitton was given custody of the Philip Sitton children, he was living in the central part of North Carolina, and the first seven children of Joseph and his wife, Diannah Beck, were born in North Carolina. their eighth child was born in the Pendleton district of South Carolina in 1790. Five more children were born to them in South Carolina.

In the 1790's, Joseph and Diannah Sitton took their 13, children, sons and daughters-in-law, and a few grandchildren, and moved over into Tennessee, where they lived for some 17 years, then on to Missouri territory. Joseph and Diannah Sitton are buried in Bryants Creek Cemetery near Troy, Missouri.

John and Philip, sons of Philip and Hannah Sitton, did not leave South Carolina with their uncle Joseph, but remained for the present at Georges Creek, S. C. John Sitton, born October 30, 1763, married Sarah Rigby in March of 1780, raised nine children, and is known at the progenitor of the South Carolina Sittons. A few years before his death in 1843, John received a land grant, and settled in what is now White County, Ga., where he and his wife are buried in the church cemetery of the old Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, six miles north of Cleveland, Ga. Many of John's descendants are still in the Greenville, Pickens and Easley areas of South Carolina.

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Christening: Aug 1733, St. Barabas Queen Anne Parish Prince George Vo Md.

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Marriage: Abt. 1758, NC

Children of PHILIP SITTON and JOHANNA TUCKER are:

10. i. JOHN 5 SITTON , b. 30 Oct 1763, Randolph CO, NC; d. 09 Nov 1843, Lumpkin CO, GA (now White CO).

11. ii. PHILIP SITTON , b. 07 Nov 1770, Buncombe CO NC; d. 19 Jul 1843, Mills River Henderson CO NC.

8. WILLIAM 4 SITTON (JOHN S. 3 , BENJAMIN 2 , JOHN JR. [ SITTON] 1 SUTTON , JOHN SR. [ SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born 1742 in Culpepper CO, VA, and died Abt. 1823 in Greene CO TN. He married SUSAN CARTER 07 Jul 1779 in New Hanover CO, N C, daughter of JOHN CARTER and ELIZABETH ARMISTEAD . She was born 1746 in Culpepper CO, VA.

Notes for WILLIAM SITTON :

WILLIAM SITTON MEMORIAL:

The memorial of William Sitton, a citizen residing in Greene County in the State of Tennessee stateth forth that in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy four (1774), he served as a militia man and was at the Battle of the Point near the Ohio River, fought with and against the Deleware, Shawnee and other Indians; at which battle, Col. Charles Lovin, Major Guilds, and several other officers and privates were killed. That he then memorialist afterwards enlisted as a private soldier with John Tafelly who thein was an Ensign in Captain Thomas Posey's Company in the Seventh Virginia Regiment on the Continetal Establishment for the term of two years. That he continued in said company and in the said Regiment during the time saw Regiment was in active service in Virginia against Lord Dunmore and his troops. That he afterwards served with said Regiment early in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven (1777) to the Northward and was at the Battle of Germantown. and after the said Battle served time of two years..during which term his memorialist faithfully served as a private soldier in said Company and Regiment. Which continues times of service amouonted to five years. The memorialist having suffered great fatigue and his health being considerably impaired during said service, at the expiration of said term returned home to Virginia this memorialist stated that he afterwards served as a militia man enlisted for a tour of duty against the enemy, the British, in Virginia; that he was wounded in the head, that he afterward was at the Seige of York in a Company of Militia commanded by Captain John Davis and was present when Cornwallis with his army was captured. This memorialist states that he is now presently in the Seventy Sixth year of his age in that he has raised a family of children, wo are all maried and gone from him. that he is left with his wife who is also far advanced in years; that he is infrm or will try age and infirmity, as by the efforts of the Wound in his head, is without property to support him, and in hardest circumstances. He states that he faithfully served as a private soldier during the said term of five years, in the army of the United States, in the Continental Establishment, enlisted several tours of duty as a Militiaman as above mentions, in the time of the Revolutionary War between the United States of America and Great Britain; and he now prays that he, during the residue of the term of his life in this world, may be allowed the sum of Eight Dollars per month pursuant to a late Act of Congress, providing support for the officers and soldiers of the United States, on Continental Establishment who served nine months or more in the said war in the Army of the United States of America and the memorialist will ever be grateful to his country for the said support in his old age bestowed in an higher degree helping and in service in consequence of service bestowed by him in aiding to establish this ordinance and freedom and self government of his country, The United States of America.

Signed: WILLIAM SITTON

To the Honorable The Secretary of War

United States of America

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Tennessee Records of Greene County Court Minutes 1812-1814:

Page 135 - Thursday, April 29, 1813 ~

"The State vs William Sitton. The defendant, being presented by the grand Jury for swearing three profane Oaths, Appeared in Court, and for plea to said presentment, says he is Quilty as in said presentment is alledged, and submits himself to the mercy of the Court. It is therefore considered by the Court, that the said William Sitton for said offence be fined, forfeit and pay the sum of Twelve and one half Cents, and pay the Costs in this behalf expended, and it is ordered that execution Issue accordingly."

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WILL OF WILLIAM SITTON:

Whereas, I, WILLIAM SITTON, of Greene County and State of Tennessee, being sick, and in a weakly condition, and calling to mind that it is anu appointed for all men to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, and dispose of such worldly property as it hath pleased the Almighty to bless me with in the following manner: And first,

I will that after my decease, my body be interred in decent Christian burial, and that my funeral charges and all my just debts be paid out of my estate by my executors.

Item. I give and bequeth to my beloved wife, Susanna Sitton, all my personal estate for her support and maintenance during her natural life and after her decease that part of said estate that then remains to be disposed of, as herein directed, that is to say:

I give and bequeth to my little granddaughter, Susanna Sitton, who now lives with me, one milking cow and calf, two sheep with their respective increase; one small walnut table, a small walnut box, all the kitchen potware, and all dressers or cupboard dishes, consisting of pewter, dishes and iron articles; one feather bed and its furniture, I also give unto my said granddaughter the sum of twenty dollars in money, to be applied to the payment for her schooling, by my executors; and the other part of her legacy to be paid, or delivered to her, when she shall arrive at the age of Eighteen years or on her marriage, by my executors.

Item. I will that after the decease of my beloved wife aforesaid, that what remains of my estate be sold and that the monies arising therefrom be equally divided amongst my children, that is to say, the children of those of my children that have deceased, to have a child's part divided amongst them by my executors at their arrival at lawful age to receive it.

Item. I constitute and appoint Abraham Collet and Henry Earnest, the sole executors of this my last will and testament and I do hereby revoke and disavow all former wills and testaments by me made, ratifying this and this alone, declaring and pronouncing it to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the third day of August 1823.

And we whose names are subscribed hereto as witnesses did hear the said William Sitton, declare and pronounce this to be his last will and testament, and saw him sign and seal the same and who in his presence and in the presence of each other did sign our names in testimony of the same.

William Sitton

Thomas Doan

Benjamin Gray

John Gray

More About WILLIAM SITTON :

Military service: AFT. 1776 Served in Revolutionary War

Occupation: Basket Maker

Notes for SUSAN CARTER :

North Carolina Marriages to 1825

Susannah Hennessey in United States

Spouse 1 Spouse 2 Marriage Date Marriage Location

Hennessey, Susannah Sutton, William 07 Jul 1779 North Carolina

New Hanover County

More About WILLIAM SITTON and SUSAN CARTER :

Marriage: 07 Jul 1779, New Hanover CO, N C

Children of WILLIAM SITTON and SUSAN CARTER are:

i. WILLIAM JR 5 SITTON , b. 1785, Culpepper CO, VA.

ii. SAMUEL SITTON , b. Abt. 1780, VA.; m. SARAH HISE , 11 Feb 1800, Green CO, GA.

More About SAMUEL SITTON and SARAH HISE :

Marriage: 11 Feb 1800, Green CO, GA

9. JOSEPH T. 4 SITTON (JOHN S. 3 , BENJAMIN 2 , JOHN JR. [ SITTON] 1 SUTTON , JOHN SR. [ SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born 15 Oct 1745 in Culpepper CO, Royal Colony of VA, and died 08 Feb 1832 in Lincoln CO, MO. He married DIANNAH BECK 1766 in NC, daughter of JEFFREY BECK and LYDIA PHILLIPS . She was born 14 May 1749 in Philadelphia, PA, and died 08 Feb 1842 in Lincoln CO, MO.

Notes for JOSEPH T. SITTON :

Military Service: 1776 Served in Revolutionary War

Event: Moved BEF. 1800 Moved as family to Tennessee

Event: Moved BEF. 1794 To North Carolina

Event: Moved BEF. 1796 To South Carolina

Event: Moved 1811 Family, including relatives, to Missouri

Note: Served in the Revolutionary War as a Private, North Carolina Line. 1776-1783. War records show Joseph T. Sutton in 1776. Sitton cemetery in Lincoln Missouri, Junction of Missouri County Road.

Gravestone says he served in NC Regiment Continental line in the Revolutionary War. Another book said he spent seven years in the Revolutionary War. Note from WFT Volume 1 Tree #3228

Burial: Bryants Creek Cemetary, Silex, MO

History: Sitton-Gibson Book "Joseph was the oldest son. Joseph served in Revolutionary War( see N.C. state record Vol 17, page 247.) Lived in N.C. then S.C then TN 17 years, In 1811 came to MO

Residence: 1816, Left NC - moved to Lincoln Co., MO

Gravestone says he served in NC Regiment Continental line in the Revolutionary War. Another book said he spent seven years in the Revolutionary War. Note from WFT Volume 1 Tree #3228

Burial: Bryants Creek Cemetary, Silex, MO

History: Sitton-Gibson Book "Joseph was the oldest son. Joseph served in Revolutionary War( see N.C. state record Vol 17, page 247.) Lived in N.C. then S.C then TN 17 years, In 1811 came to MO

Residence: 1816, Left NC - moved to Lincoln Co., MO

Joseph was Administrator of the Orphans of his brother Phillip.

Moved to North Carolinia, where several of the children were born, then moved to South Carolina for some years, where the older children were married. Then as a family group moved to Tennessee, where they lived for 17 years. 1811 the Sitton family, children, grandchildren & relatives went to Missouri Territory.

INFO-Census records from N.C.,S.C.,Missouri,Pike Co,Ill.,L.D.S.,I.G.I.,Sitton,Gibson Genealogy. Sitton cemetery in Lincoln Missouri, Junction of Missouri Co. Roads H&E, Part of Joseph' s 1st. Farm, Near N.F. of Ceivre River.

SPELLING OF THE NAME CHANGED ABT 1700. NORTH CAROLINA STATE RECORDS WILL SHOW JOSEPH SUTTON (SITTON), WAR DEPT WASHINGTON D.C. 1776, HEADSTONE WAS PUT AT GRAVE SITE IN 1923 FROM THE WA R DEPT. MRS DIANNAH SITTON HAD A CHURCH BUILT ON CEMETERY IN 1832-(BAPTIST) THAT LATER BURNED.

SWEDISH/ENGLISH.

Served in the Revolutionary War as a Private, North Carolina Line. 1776-1783. War records show Joseph T. Sutton in 1776. Sitton cemetery in Lincoln Missouri, Junction of Missouri County Road.

More About JOSEPH T. SITTON :

Burial: Bryant Creek Cem, Troy, Lincoln, MO

Notes for DIANNAH BECK :

History: Sitton-Gibson book said that Diannah's brother-in-law (?) was hung from the gatepost by the Tories when they discovered him at her home while on leave from the war. Notes WFT Volume 1, Tree 3228.

Religion: Sitton-Gibson book said that Diannah was a Quaker.

Married at 13 years, lived to be 93 years.

Was of Welsh descent.

More About DIANNAH BECK :

Burial: Bryant Creek Cem, Troy, Lincoln, MO

More About JOSEPH SITTON and DIANNAH BECK :

Marriage: 1766, NC

Children of JOSEPH SITTON and DIANNAH BECK are:

i. JOHN 5 SUTTON , b. 09 Oct 1767, Pendelton Dist., S C.

ii. JEFFREY SUTTON , b. 01 Dec 1769, SC.

iii. JOSEPH SUTTON , b. 10 Jan 1772, NC.

iv. PHILLIP SUTTON , b. 07 Mar 1774, Pendleton Dist., N C.

v. LYDIA SUTTON , b. 16 Apr 1776, NC.

vi. WILLIAM SUTTON , b. 26 Apr 1778, Sc.

vii. THOMAS SUTTON , b. 13 Nov 1780, Pendelton Dist., S C.

viii. JESSE SUTTON , b. 11 Mar 1783, Pendelton Dist., S C.

ix. LAWRENCE SITTON , b. 12 Dec 1785, Pendelton Dist., S C.

x. DIANNAH SUTTON , b. 01 Jan 1788, Pendelton Dist., S C.

xi. JEHU SUTTON , b. 04 Sep 1790, Pendelton Dist., S C.

xii. SILVANIA SUTTON , b. 05 Oct 1793, S C.

Generation No. 1

10. JOHN 5 SITTON (PHILIP 4 , JOHN S. 3 , BENJAMIN 2 , JOHN JR. [ SITTON] 1 SUTTON , JOHN SR. [ SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born 30 Oct 1763 in Randolph CO, NC, and died 09 Nov 1843 in Lumpkin CO, GA (now White CO). He married (1) SARAH RIGBY 04 Mar 1780 in Mills River District, NC, daughter of JOHN RIGBY . She was born 28 Jan 1764 in NC?, and died 02 Mar 1832 in Cleveland, White CO GA. He married (2) ELIZABETH SHOCKLEY 24 Feb 1833, daughter of JAMES SHOCKLEY . She was born 11 Dec 1780, and died 17 Jun 1839 in Lumpkin CO GA. He married (3) ELIZABETH CAROLINA ROBERTS 29 Dec 1842 in Cherokee CO, TX. She died Aug 1867.

Notes for JOHN SITTON :

Note: m 2) Elizabeth Shockley, 3) Elizabeth Carolina Roberts

Rev. War under Marion, "the Swamp Fox"

More About JOHN SITTON :

Burial: Cleveland, White Co., Ga.,Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, White Co. GA

Notes for SARAH RIGBY :

Dau of John Rigby, son of William, a Liverpool merchant.

Lived Randolph Co., NC near dau Alred.

Children

Joseph SITTON b: 8 JAN 1788 in Pendleton District, SC

John SITTON b: 6 MAY 1791 in White Co. GA

Phillip SITTON b: 26 MAY 1791 in Pendleton Dist. SC

James SITTON b: 16 JUN 1796 in Pendleton District, SC

Sarah Ann (Polly) SITTON b: 9 JUN 1798 in Pendleton District SC

More About JOHN SITTON and SARAH RIGBY :

Marriage: 04 Mar 1780, Mills River District, NC

More About JOHN SITTON and ELIZABETH SHOCKLEY :

Marriage: 24 Feb 1833

Notes for ELIZABETH CAROLINA ROBERTS :

Children

Thaddeaus Calvin SITTON b: 30 Oct 1843 in Ga.

Lucilius Anderson SITTON b: 15 Feb 1845 in Rabun County, Ga.

Walton E. SITTON b: 8 Feb 1847 in Ga.

Pelina A. SITTON b: 27 Feb 1849 in N. Car.

Mary Ann SITTON b: 17 Feb 1851 in N. Car.

Andrew Young SITTON b: 19 Feb 1853 in N. Car.

Laura Delane SITTON b: 2 Jul 1854 in N. Car.

Andrew Jackson SITTON b: 8 Jan 1857 in Polk County, Tn.

Nancy Caroline SITTON b: 27 Sep 1866 in Gilmer County, Ga.

More About JOHN SITTON and ELIZABETH ROBERTS :

Marriage: 29 Dec 1842, Cherokee CO, TX

Child of JOHN SITTON and ELIZABETH ROBERTS is:

i. LUCILLIUS ANDERSON 6 SITTON , b. 15 Feb 1843, Rabun CO, GA; d. 13 Jun 1934, Nacogdoches CO, TX; m. FRANCIS VIRGINIA FOSTER .

Notes for LUCILLIUS ANDERSON SITTON :

Lucillius Anderson (Sam) Sitton and Francis Virginia Foster Sitton had

nine children - all boys.

Lucillius served in the Civil War.

Sam and Fannie met at a picnic in early spring of 1867. After a short

courtship about two weeks, they were married. After their marriage, Sam,

Fannie and his parents and their other eight children left Gilmer Co

going to Texas.

Elizabeth Sitton and four of their children died on the Louisiana side of

the Mississippi River in Aug 1867 of cholera and are buried there.

The Sittons settled in Nacogdoches Co, Texas. They lived their entire

life in or near Nacogdoches Co TX.

Only one time did Fannie return to Gilmer Co. 50 years after she went

to Texas.

11. PHILIP 5 SITTON (PHILIP 4 , JOHN S. 3 , BENJAMIN 2 , JOHN JR. [ SITTON] 1 SUTTON , JOHN SR. [ SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born 07 Nov 1770 in Buncombe CO NC, and died 19 Jul 1843 in Mills River Henderson CO NC. He married WINIFRED BRADLEY 17 May 1786 in Randolph CO. N C, daughter of LAWRENCE BRADLEY and WINIFRED WISDOM . She was born 20 Jul 1766 in Chatham CO NC, and died 28 Sep 1841 in Mills River Henderson CO NC.

Notes for PHILIP SITTON :

Name: Philip Sitton 1

Sex: M

Birth: 7 NOV 1770

Death: 19 JUN 1843 in Mills River, Buncombe County, North Carolina

Event: Moved BEF. 1796 To South Carolina

Event: Moved BEF. 1800 To Buncombe Co., North Carolina

Occupation: AFT. 1800 Owned and operated large iron works

Religion: Baptist

Note:

Eight sons and three daughters.

Father: Phillip Sitton b: 15 AUG 1733 in Prince Georges, Maryland

Mother: Hannah (Sitton)

Marriage 1 Winifred Bradley

Married: 17 MAY 1786

Note: FOUNDER OF THE SITTON IRON FORGE OF MILLS RIVER NC .THERE IS A HISTORICALMARKER ON NC191 AND SOUTH MILLS RIVER ROAD THAT TELLS OF THE SITTON FORGE AND GILLESPIE GUN SHOP.

Philip Sitton, subject of these notes, was married May 17, 1786, at the age of 15 1/2, to Winifred Bradley, daughter of Lawrence and Winifred Wisdom Bradley. It is believed that Philip and Winifred came down to South Carolina with his Uncle Joseph and other members of the Sitton Family. Philip and Winifred lived several years in the Georges Creek area of South Carolina. this is just a few miles southwest of Greenville, near Easley. There is no way to know just when Philip and Winifred moved from Georges Creek to the Mills River area of Buncombe County, N.C., now Henderson County. Philip and his family are listed in the Buncombe County 1800 U. S census. He is listed as Philip Sutton.

Philip Sitton and his family were among the early settlers of the beautiful Mills River Valley, and he left his mark on the area. He came to Mills River before the age of 30, and established one of the first iron forges in Western North Carolina. In 1788, the General Assembly of N. C., passed an act granting three thousand acres of land for "every set of iron works, as a bounty from the state to any person or persons who will build and carry on the same." This bounty may have enticed Philip to come to North Carolina. In 1804, the court of Buncombe County ordered that 3000 acres of land be granted to Philip Sitton for the iron works which he was operating, on what is now Forge Mountain in Henderson County, N. C.

The establishing of this iron works was one of the most important contributions made to the development of this section. Iron mined from this place, some on the side of the mountain where the Sittons lived, and other obtained on the Boyleston side, then hauled over the roof-like ascent and downward pitch of Forge Mountain, was manufactured under the direction of Philip Sitton, much of it by his own hands. From the loops and bars of iron made at the Sitton forge, early settlers were furnished with tools of every description to aid them in taming the wilderness and adding refinements to their primitive mode of living. I have copies of the land grants given to Philip Sitton by the state of North Carolina for the use of Iron-works, one deed is for 2186 acres, the other for 1000.

Philip and Winifred Sitton's family continued to grow until 1809, when their eleventh child was born, a total of eight sons and three daughters.

When Philip Sitton settled at Mills River, the nearest church was the French Broad Baptist Church, located just off N. C. Highway 191, and some 10 miles from where Sitton lived. The Sitton family attended the French Broad Church for many years, making the long trip by horseback or buggy. As more families settled in the Mills River Valley, it was natural that they thought of establishing a church nearer home. Philip Sitton and his family were instrumental in the establishment of the Mills River Baptist Church in 1833. On June 27, 1835, the church was officially organized, with Philip, his wife and several members of his family making up about half of the charter membership.

Philip Sitton was very active in the Mills River Church, being mentioned many times as a delegate to the conventions and was a church leader. The following statement is recorded on page 51 of the first book of minutes of the Mills River Baptist Church. "We are called on to record the death of Brother Philip Sitton Sr., who departed this life 19th of June 1843." Philip was buried upon a hill near his home place, overlooking the site of his old Iron forge. He was laid to rest beside his wife who preceded him in death. The old grave yard is now known as the "Sitton-Gillespie Cemetery."

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NC, 1820 Federal Census, PAGE 116

Note: Phillup Sutton Senr. 001201-01101-0300

More About PHILIP SITTON :

Burial: Gillespie/Sitton Cem.Henderson Coumty, NC

More About PHILIP SITTON and WINIFRED BRADLEY :

Marriage: 17 May 1786, Randolph CO. N C

Children of PHILIP SITTON and WINIFRED BRADLEY are:

i. AMBROSE 6 SITTON , b. 19 Apr 1787, Randolph or Chatham CO, N.C; d. 1825, Rabun Gap, Rabun CO GA; m. GRACIE CARTER , Abt. 1815, Buncombe CO, NC; b. 1782, Randolph, Orange CO, NC; d. 1838, Rabun Gap, Rabun CO GA.

Notes for AMBROSE SITTON :

This information generously supplied by Bert Sitton, Jr.

Ambrose, born 19 April 1787, was probably born in Randolph or Chatham County, N.C. before the Sittons left for South Carolina. On a deed made to Philip Sitton in 1804, Ambrose Sitton was listed as the chain bearer for the surveyor. About 1815, Ambrose married Gracie Carter, daughter of Edward and Mary Brown Carter. Edward Carter was 29 May 1761 in Bucks County, PA, and came to North Carolina where he married Mary, daughter of Daniel and Grace Craven of Randolph County, NC. Edward's family moved to Chatham County in 1764, then to what is now known as Yancy County, N.C. Edward then moved to the area know as Democrat in Buncombe County, and built a gristmill there. In 1816, Edward, his wife and some of his family moved to Rabun County, Georgia, where he received a grant of land for his serving as a sergeant in the Revolutionary War. Ambrose and Gracie Sitton were in a group that moved to Rabun County.

The first mention of the Sitton Family in the records of Rabun County, is that on February 25, 1825, Ambrose Sitton undertook to purchase land lot 134 in the Valley district, by giving Job Hammond of Franklin County, Georgia nineteen promissory notes amounting to $560.00. However, Ambrose failed to meet the payments on these notes and the lot was sold at Sheriffs sale to Pleasant Watts. Watts afterwards sold the lot to Jesse Carter (brother-in-law of Ambrose) for $600.00.

Children

Edward SITTON b: 1816 in NC or Rabun Gap, GA

Jonathon SITTON b: 26 APR 1817 in Rabun Gap, GA

Winifred SITTON b: 11 NOV 1821 in Rabun Gap, GA

More About AMBROSE SITTON and GRACIE CARTER :

Marriage: Abt. 1815, Buncombe CO, NC

12. ii. ELIZABETH SITTON , b. 31 Dec 1788, Henderson CO, NC; d. 11 Apr 1858, Henderson CO, NC.

13. iii. PHILIP III SITTON , b. 23 Dec 1790, Mills River, Henderson CO, N C; d. Bet. 1847 - 1850, Walker CO AL.

14. iv. JOHN SITTON , b. 11 Jan 1793, S C; d. Aft. 1850, Lowndes CO, MS.

v. LAWRENCE SITTON , b. 11 Sep 1794, Pickens N C; d. 21 Mar 1873, Mills River, Henderson CO N C; m. ISABELLA GILLESPIE , 25 Dec 1812, Buncombe CO or Henderson CO NC; b. 30 Sep 1796, Pendleton CO, SC; d. 30 May 1880, S. Mills River, Henderson CO N C.

Notes for LAWRENCE SITTON :

In 1832 he was Baptised into the fellowship of the Beulah Church and the following year was ordained a deacon of the Church. His membership was sustained in the Beulah Church until May 27, 1843, when he moved his membership to the Mills River Baptist Church. During the remaining 30 years of his life, he served the Church in many offices and was highly respected .

During his life he worked in his fathers iron forge, was a farmer with considerable land holdings, and operated a grist mill.

More About LAWRENCE SITTON :

Burial: Sitton Gillespie Family Cem, S. Mills River, Henderson County, NC

Notes for ISABELLA GILLESPIE :

Was a member of the Beulah Church and transferred to Mills River Baptist Church when her husband did. She lived a Christian and exemplary life. She was stricken with paralysis several years before her death

More About ISABELLA GILLESPIE :

Burial: Sitton Gillespie Family Cem, S. Mills River, Henderson County, NC

More About LAWRENCE SITTON and ISABELLA GILLESPIE :

Marriage: 25 Dec 1812, Buncombe CO or Henderson CO NC

vi. SILAS SITTON , b. 14 Oct 1796, N C; d. Chattooga, GA; m. MARY MESSER ; d. Chattooga, GA.

Notes for SILAS SITTON :

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NC, 1820 Federal Census

Note: PAGE 96 PAGE 97

Note: Silas Sutton 100100-00100-0100

15. vii. ASA SITTON , b. 07 Apr 1799, Buncombe CO, N C; d. Aft. 1860, Henderson CO, N C.

16. viii. JOSEPH SITTON , b. 22 Jan 1801, Mills River, Henderson CO, NC; d. 1870, Gentry CO, MO.

17. ix. JAMES SITTON , b. 09 Nov 1802, Mills River, Henderson CO, NC; d. 03 Feb 1886, Mills River, Henderson CO, NC.

x. WINIFRED SITTON , b. 21 Sep 1804, Mills River, Henderson CO, NC; d. 29 Apr 1853, Mills River, Henderson CO, NC; m. JOSHUA SOUTHER , 04 May 1851, NC; d. Fletcher, NC.

More About JOSHUA SOUTHER and WINIFRED SITTON :

Marriage: 04 May 1851, NC

xi. SARAH SITTON , b. 04 Jun 1809, Mills River, Henderson CO, NC; d. 13 Jul 1878, Cowee Twp, Macon CO, NC; m. MERRITT RICKMAN , 29 Jan 1828, Buncombe CO, NC; b. 06 Aug 1812, Mills River, Henderson CO, NC; d. 03 Oct 1874, Cowee Twp, Macon CO, NC.

More About SARAH SITTON :

Burial: Cowee Baptist Church Cem., Macon Co., Nc

Notes for MERRITT RICKMAN :

20 JUL 1833 Quit Quaker faith to become a baptist

Fact 2: 23 AUG 1837 ordained as a pastor tto the Mills River Baptist Church

Children

Josiah Miles RICKMAN b: 4 DEC 1828

Jessie Wiley RICKMAN b: 19 SEP 1830 in Buncombe Co., NC

Polly Ann RICKMAN b: 11 MAY 1832

Winnie Sarepta RICKMAN b: 27 SEP 1833

Phillip Riley RICKMAN b: 12 SEP 1835

William Calloway RICKMAN b: 20 JUN 1837

John Jasper RICKMAN b: 21 MAY 1839

Nancy Elizabeth RICKMAN b: 25 JUN 1841

Sarah Jane RICKMAN b: 10 JUN 1843

Margaret Naomi RICKMAN b: 2 MAY 1845

Jeremiah Lee RICKMAN b: 10 OCT 1847

Martha Rebecca RICKMAN b: 26 JUN 1849

Harriett Louisa RICKMAN b: 1 JUL 1851

More About MERRITT RICKMAN :

Burial: Cowee Baptist Church Cemetary, Macon Co., NC

More About MERRITT RICKMAN and SARAH SITTON :

Marriage: 29 Jan 1828, Buncombe CO, NC

Generation No. 6

12. ELIZABETH 6 SITTON (PHILIP 5 , PHILIP 4 , JOHN S. 3 , BENJAMIN 2 , JOHN JR. [ SITTON] 1 SUTTON , JOHN SR. [ SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born 31 Dec 1788 in Henderson CO, NC, and died 11 Apr 1858 in Henderson CO, NC. She married MATTHEW GILLESPIE 1810 in Buncombe CO, NC, son of JOHN GILLESPIE and JANE HARVEY . He was born 23 Jul 1788 in Pendleton CO, SC, and died 16 May 1871 in S Mills River, Henderson CO, NC.

More About ELIZABETH SITTON :

Burial: Gillespie/sitton Cem., S. Mills River, Henderson Co., Nc

More About MATTHEW GILLESPIE :

Burial: Gillespie/sitton Cem., S. Mills River, Henderson Co., Nc

More About MATTHEW GILLESPIE and ELIZABETH SITTON :

Marriage: 1810, Buncombe CO, NC

Child of ELIZABETH SITTON and MATTHEW GILLESPIE is:

i. HARVEY 7 GILLESPIE , b. 18 Jun 1820, Henderson CO, NC.

13. PHILIP III6 SITTON (PHILIP 5 , PHILIP 4 , JOHN S. 3 , BENJAMIN 2 , JOHN JR. [ SITTON] 1 SUTTON , JOHN SR. [ SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born 23 Dec 1790 in Mills River, Henderson CO, N C, and died Bet. 1847 - 1850 in Walker CO AL. He married MARY ' POLLY' BLYTHE 13 Sep 1807 in Henderson CO NC, daughter of THOMAS BLYTHE and ELIZABETH CHAMPION . She was born 14 Aug 1790 in Buncombe CO, NC, and died Abt. 1850 in Walker CO AL.

Notes for PHILIP III SITTON :

Name: PHILIP SITTON

Company: 1 REG'T (BRADLEY'S) TENNESSEE VOLS.

Rank - Induction: PRIVATE

Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE

Roll Box: 190

Roll Exct: 602

Name: PHILIP SITTON

State: AL

County: Walker County

Township: No Township Listed

Year: 1840

Record Type: Federal Population Schedule

Page: 294

Database: AL 1840 Federal Census Index

Name: PHILIP SITTON

State: AL

County: Winston County

Township: Township 10 Range 10

Year: 1860

Record Type: Federal Population Schedule

Page: 1236

Database: AL 1860 Federal Census Index

Surname, Given Name, MI, Warantee Surname, Warantee Given Name: PHILIP SITTON

Land Office: HUNTSVILLE

Document Number: 687

Total Acres: 40.21

Issue Date: October 16, 1835

Signature: Yes

Canceled Document: No

Mineral Rights Reserved: No

Metes and Bounds: No

Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566

Multiple Warantee Names: No

Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820

Multiple Patentee Names: No

Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries

Legal Land Description: # Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #

1 NWNW HUNTSVILLE No 14S 4W 5

Surname, Given Name, MI, Warantee Surname, Warantee Given Name: PHILIP SITTON

Land Office: HUNTSVILLE

Document Number: 6871

Total Acres: 78.98

Issue Date: October 16, 1835

Signature: Yes

Canceled Document: No

Mineral Rights Reserved: No

Metes and Bounds: No

Statutory Reference: 3 Stat. 566

Multiple Warantee Names: No

Act or Treaty: April 24, 1820

Multiple Patentee Names: No

Entry Classification: Sale-Cash Entries

Legal Land Description: # Aliquot Parts Block # Base Line Fractional Section Township Range Section #

1 W�NW HUNTSVILLE No 13S 4W 33

Land Patents

SITTON, PHILIP AL Walker 10/16/1835 Huntsville 6870 AL1300__.064

SITTON, PHILIP AL Blount, Cullman, Walker 10/16/1835 Huntsville 6871 AL1300__.065

4. PHILIP7 SITTON, JR. (PHILIP6, PHILIP5, JOHN4, BENJAMIN3, JOHN2 SUTTON, JR., JOHN1) was born December 23, 1790 in South Carolina, and died Unknown in Walker County, Al.. He married MARY (POLLY) BLYTHE September 13, 1807 in Henderson County NC, daughter of THOMAS SR. and ELIZABETH CHAMPION. She was born August 14, 1790, and died Unknown in Walker County, Al..

Notes for PHILIP SITTON, JR.:

Philip Sitton Jr., second son of Philip and Winifred Sitton, was born December 23, 1790, probably in South Carolina. On September 7, 1807, Philip married Mary "Polly" Blythe, daughter of Thomas Blythe Sr., and Elizabeth Champion. Four of their 8 children were born in North Carolina before they settled in Walker County, Alabama. I have names and birth dates of all their children, taken from their family bible and sent to me by one of their descendants.

Several years ago, I corresponded with Andrew Jackson Sitton, former mayor of Pyote Texas, a descendant of Philip Jr.'s son James. Mr. Sitton said that his grandfather, James Sitton lived in several states. He was practically driven out of Alabama because of his anti-slave sentiments and his feeling about the Confederacy. James was a farmer, iron- worker and a preacher, being a "Faith Healer". It was reported that people came to him, and he traveled many miles on horseback, to pray and "lay hands" on the sick. Philip Jr. and Polly probably died in Alabama, but their descendants are scattered throughout many states.

More About PHILIP III SITTON :

Census: 1820, Buncombe County, NC, page 117 300010-01010-0105

History: Northeast Alabama Settlers Journal, Volume V, Number 3 and 4, Jan - Apr 1967; pages 1 - 7.

Tax list: 1847, Beat 8 1840's Walker County, Alabama Tax Record

More About PHILIP SITTON and MARY BLYTHE :

Marriage: 13 Sep 1807, Henderson CO NC

Children of PHILIP SITTON and MARY BLYTHE are:

18. i. ELIZABETH 7 SITTON , b. 06 Jun 1809, NC; d. 05 Jun 1842, Lincoln CO MO.

ii. THOMAS SITTON , b. 20 Oct 1814, NC.

iii. PHILIP SITTON , b. 06 Feb 1817, Buncombe CO, N C; d. Bet. 1880 - 1890, Winston CO, AL; m. CATHERINE P. PETTIT , Abt. 1837; b. Abt. 1818, S. C.; d. Feb 1860, Winston CO, AL.

Notes for PHILIP SITTON :

Note: Philip and Catherine had 10 children according to one of their descendants. Philip was killed during the Civil War.

1880 Winston, Alabama, Township 10, Beat 5, Page 563A

Note: 1870 Winston Co., AL TWP 10 R 9, page 522A.

Note: 1866 Alabama State Census (Winston County) TWP 10, Range: 9:"Name: Sitton, P Males Under 10: 1, Males 10 to 20: 2, Males Over 20: 1,Females Under 10: 0, Females 10 to 20: 1, Females Over 20: 3"

Note: 1860 Winston County Alabama, TWP 10 R10, page 1235B

Note: 1850 Walker Co., AL TWP 12, page 309A. (SUTTON)

Note: 1840 Walker Co., AL TWP 12, page 302. (SUTTON):

Note: (0000100000000-1000100000000)

HIST: Winston County, Alabama

HIST: 1867 Voting Registration and Loyalty Oaths

HIST: 31st Registration District;

HIST: Precinct No. 5

HIST: (Name, Date of Birth, Place of Birth)

HIST: Sitton, Philip, 6 Feb 1817, Buncombe County, North Carolina

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HIST: Early Land Entries for Hancock/Winston County (1820 - 1862):

HIST: Sitton, Philip

HIST: 120

HIST: 12/4/1855

HIST: 25845

HIST: NW, SE & SW of NW S33 T10S R9W

HIST: Sitton, Philip

HIST: 40

HIST: 11/8/1858

HIST: 29288

HIST: SW of SW S9 T10S R9W

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HIST: 1840's Walker County, Alabama Tax Record:

HIST: circa 1847,

HIST: BEAT 8:

HIST: Phillip Sitton, Sr.

HIST: Phillip Sitton, Jr.

HIST: Champion Sitton

HIST: Mary Sitton

HIST: BEAT 10:

HIST: Silas Sitton

More About PHILIP SITTON :

Burial: Sutton Graveyard in Winston CO AL

Notes for CATHERINE P. PETTIT :

Name: 1860 Mortality Schedule for Winston County

Name: From June 1859 - June 1860

Name: Western Division:

Name: "Name: Sitton, Catherine, Age: 32, Sex: F,State Born: GA,Month Died: February, Cause of Death:Consumption, Days Ill: 4 Days Other: Farmer"

Name: (age is ten years off but this is the only Catherine Sitton that died in Winston County in 1859/1860 - Catherine was not on the 1860 census and gave birth to a daughter in about 1859 so I am assuming this is her. JFP)

"Sutton Cemetery - Winston Co., AL At Double Springs, Winston County, Ala.:

Children

Huldah Sitton b: ABT 1838 in NC

John Sitton b: ABT 1840 in NC

Nancy Sitton b: ABT 1843 in AL

Michael Sitton b: ABT 1845 in AL

Jesse (Joseph?) Sitton b: ABT 1847 in AL

James Sitton b: ABT 1849 in AL

Jemima Sitton b: ABT 1854 in AL

Catherine Sitton b: ABT 1857 in AL

Thomas Sitton b: ABT 1858 in AL

Losilda Sitton b: ABT 1859 in AL

More About CATHERINE P. PETTIT :

Burial: Sutton Graveyard in Winston Co., Alabama

More About PHILIP SITTON and CATHERINE PETTIT :

Marriage: Abt. 1837

19. iv. CHAMPION SITTON , b. 28 Aug 1820, Buncombe CO, NC; d. Walker CO, AL.

20. v. SILAS SITTON , b. 23 Jan 1823, NC; d. 1907, Blount CO, AL.

21. vi. WINIFRED SITTON , b. 19 Dec 1825, AL.

22. vii. JAMES FITZ SITTON, b. 05 May 1828, Walker CO AL; d. 1890, St. Joe Searcy CO AR.

viii. MARY SITTON , b. 27 Jan 1833, Walker CO AL; m. DAVID M RHODES ; b. Abt. 1831, AL.

More About DAVID M RHODES :

Census: 1860, Eastern Division, Walker CO, AL

14. JOHN 6 SITTON (PHILIP 5 , PHILIP 4 , JOHN S. 3 , BENJAMIN 2 , JOHN JR. [ SITTON] 1 SUTTON , JOHN SR. [ SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born 11 Jan 1793 in S C, and died Aft. 1850 in Lowndes CO, MS. He married (1) UNKSITTON Abt. 1810 in Buncombe CO, NC. He married (2) FRANCES HALBERT 1818 in SC, daughter of JOHN HALBERT and MARGARET HARPER . She was born 07 Feb 1800 in Anderson CO SC, and died 24 Nov 1889 in Oktibbeha, MS.

Notes for JOHN SITTON :

Note: 1850 Henderson Co., NC living with Hodge and Sarah Huggins (in-laws?) page 229A and duplicated on page 233A. (Abs and Winifred Garren on page 243B).

Note: 1840 Walker Co. AL (near brother Phillip) page 297:

Note: [1 male 5-9, 2 males 10-14, 1 male 15-19, 1male 40-49(John) - 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-9, 1 female 40-49 (wife)]

Note: 1830 Buncombe Co. NC(later Henderson Co.) page 218:

Note: [2 males under 5, 2 males 10-14, 2 males 15-19, 1 male 30-39(John)-1 female 5-9, 2 females 10-14, 1 female 30-39 (wife)]-brother Lawrence listed next on page.

Note: BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NC, 1820 Federal Census

Note: PAGE 116

Note: Phillup Sutton Senr. 001201-01101-0300

Note: PAGE 117

Note: Philip Sutton 300010-01010-0105

Note: JOHN SUTTON 400100-20100-0100

John is listed in the 1820 Buncombe County census with a wife, 4 sons, and 2 daughters. In the 1830 census he is listed with a wife, 6 sons and 3 daughters.

He joined the Beulah Baptist Church of Henderson County on August 19, 1820, wife not listed, and was given a letter of dismission on July 19, 1823. At one time he was a trustee of the Mills River Baptist Church.

In the 1850 Henderson County census, he is in the household of Hodge and Sarah Huggins of the Big Willow Section. At one time John Sitton Sr., was excluded from the French Broad Baptist Church for "putting his wife away", but was later re-admitted to the Mills River Church, where he held membership until 1860.

Nothing definite is known of John's children but it is my belief that George Sitton born 1818; Philip Sitton born 1814 and Benjamin Sitton norn 1818 are his sons. There must have been a John, Jr., as John is listed as John Sr. in church records and land deeds.

Information provided by Bert Sitton, Jr.

John Sitton joined the Beulah Baptist Church of Henderson County on August 19, 1820, wife not listed, and was given a letter of dismission on July 19, 1823. At one time he was a trustee of the Mills River Baptist Church.

HIST: In the 1850 Henderson County census, he is in the household of Hodge and Sarah Huggins of the Big Willow Section. At one time John Sitton Sr., was excluded from the French Broad Baptist Church for "putting his wife away", but was later

re-admitted to the Mills River Church, where he held membership until 1860.

More About JOHN SITTON and UNKSITTON :

Marriage: Abt. 1810, Buncombe CO, NC

More About JOHN SITTON and FRANCES HALBERT :

Marriage: 1818, SC

Children of JOHN SITTON and UNKSITTON are:

i. GEORGE 7 SITTON , b. Abt. 1812.

ii. BENJAMIN SITTON , b. Abt. 1818.

iii. WINNIFRED SITTON , b. Bet. 1819 - 1820, Buncomb CO, NC.

iv. JOHN SITTON SUTTON .

15. ASA 6 SITTON (PHILIP 5 , PHILIP 4 , JOHN S. 3 , BENJAMIN 2 , JOHN JR. [ SITTON] 1 SUTTON , JOHN SR. [ SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born 07 Apr 1799 in Buncombe CO, N C, and died Aft. 1860 in Henderson CO, N C. He married EVA GLAZENER Abt. 1816 in Buncombe CO, NC, daughter of GEORGE GLAZENER and ELEANOR LEE . She was born Abt. 1800 in Buncombe CO, N C, and died 25 May 1844 in Henderson CO, N C.

Notes for ASA SITTON :

BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NC, 1820 Federal Census

Note: PAGE 110 PAGE 111

Note: Asa Sutton 100100-00010-0100

Notes for EVA GLAZENER :

Father: George Isaac Glazener b: 1755 in, Frederick, Maryland, USA

Mother: Eleanor Lee b: Abt 1755 in,, New Jersey, USA

More About ASA SITTON and EVA GLAZENER :

Marriage: Abt. 1816, Buncombe CO, NC

Child of ASA SITTON and EVA GLAZENER is:

i. AMBROSE E. 7 SITTON , b. 04 Aug 1817, Buncombe CO, N C.

16. JOSEPH 6 SITTON (PHILIP 5 , PHILIP 4 , JOHN S. 3 , BENJAMIN 2 , JOHN JR. [ SITTON] 1 SUTTON , JOHN SR. [ SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born 22 Jan 1801 in Mills River, Henderson CO, NC, and died 1870 in Gentry CO, MO. He married REBECCA RICKMAN Abt. 1825 in N C, daughter of JESSE RICKMAN and MARY TRANTHAM . She was born 28 Oct 1808 in Buncombe CO, NC, and died 1870 in MO.

More About JOSEPH SITTON and REBECCA RICKMAN :

Marriage: Abt. 1825, N C

Children of JOSEPH SITTON and REBECCA RICKMAN are:

i. MARY 7 SITTON , b. 1826, Henderson CO, NC.

ii. LAWRENCE SITTON , b. 1831, Henderson CO, NC.

iii. JAMES MICHAEL SITTON , b. 25 Jun 1835, Lawrence CO, IN; d. 31 Oct 1912, St Anthony, Fremont CO, ID; m. RACHEL YATES , 01 Apr 1866, GALLATIN CO, MT; b. 25 May 1835, Lee CO VA; d. 06 Apr 1910, GALLATIN CO, MT.

More About JAMES SITTON and RACHEL YATES :

Marriage: 01 Apr 1866, GALLATIN CO, MT

iv. NANCY SITTON , b. 1838, Lawrence CO, IN; d. 1913, Fayette CO, IA; m. ALVIS WILLIAM SHARP .

v. SILAS SITTON , b. 1843, Lawrence CO, IN.

vi. JOHN M SITTON , b. 1847, Nodaway CO, MO.

vii. WINIFRED E SITTON , b. 1850, Nodaway CO, MO.

17. JAMES 6 SITTON (PHILIP 5 , PHILIP 4 , JOHN S. 3 , BENJAMIN 2 , JOHN JR. [ SITTON] 1 SUTTON , JOHN SR. [ SITTON] A , HENRY B , THERON C ) was born 09 Nov 1802 in Mills River, Henderson CO, NC, and died 03 Feb 1886 in Mills River, Henderson CO, NC. He married POLLY BAILS 13 Sep 1838 in NC. She was born 20 Sep 1809, and died 08 Apr 1884 in NC.

Notes for JAMES SITTON :

1850 United States Federal Census

Name: James Sitton

Age: 49

Estimated Birth Year: 1800

Birth Place: North Carolina

Gender: Male

Home in 1850

(City,County,State): Not Stated, Henderson, North Carolina

Page: 240

Roll: M432_634

1860 United States Federal Census

Name: James Sitton

Age in 1860: 58

Home in 1860: Not Stated, Henderson, North Carolina

Gender: Male

Value of real estate: View image

Post Office: Mills River

Roll: M653_901

Page: 363

Year: 1860

Head of Household: James Sitton

Household

James Sitton Mills River, Henderson, NC 67 1802 North Carolina White Male 1870 census

More About JAMES SITTON :

Occupation: Cabinet maker

More About JAMES SITTON and POLLY BAILS :

Marriage: 13 Sep 1838, NC

Child of JAMES SITTON and POLLY BAILS is:

i. MARTHA 7 SITTON , b. Abt. 1840.